June 14, 2011
All-Conference Tennis Teams Announced
With the 2010-11 season complete, the Heart of America Athletic Conference has released its all-conference teams for both men's and women's tennis.
On the men's side, conference champion Graceland celebrated its 6th-straight trip to the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championships by landing six players on the all-conference teams with Remy Caffardo and Carlos Yanes leading the way on the first team. Missouri Valley also claimed a pair of 1st-team places and three overall while Lindenwood and William Jewell earned two spots apiece.
The William Jewell women closed out their legacy in the HAAC by winning both the regular season and conference titles, leading to five total all-conference honorees. Paula Peters and Nikki Chambers paced the Cardinals on the first team while Marcela Rosales and Maria Martinez claimed 1st-team places for Evangel. Missouri Valley and Lindenwood each earned two all-conference honorees each.
Graceland won its opening match at the national tournament over #21-seeded Huntingdon before falling to Azusa Pacific in the second round. William Jewell came up short against Indiana Wesleyan in its first round match.
All-HAAC Men's Tennis
First Team
Remy Caffardo, Graceland
Kyle Taylor, William Jewell
Carlos Yanes, Graceland
Rodrigo Traldi, Lindenwood
Luiz Moura, Missouri Valley
Jason Rolle, Missouri Valley
Second Team
Yassir El Ghazi, Graceland
Kai Drewcki, Graceland
Gauthier Schilling, Lindenwood
Bryan Thomas, William Jewell
Derek Gillilan, Missouri Valley
Laurentsi Arakhamiya, Graceland
Manuel Lindekeit, Graceland
All-HAAC Women's Tennis
First Team
Marcela Rosales, Evangel
Maria Martinez, Evangel
Paula Peters, William Jewell
Nikki Chambers, William Jewell
Elanqua Griffin, Missouri Valley
Tatiana Varela, Graceland
Second Team
Hana Lindbloom, William Jewell
Courtney Henley, Missouri Valley
Jaimie Baker, William Jewell
Raminta Kazemekaityte, Lindenwood
Chelsea Dinkel, William Jewell
Sarah Sharpe, Lindenwood